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Hot crabs and cold lemonade: A window into my Cajun childhoodFamily dinners are a powerful means of connection, anchoring, and belonging. For our writer, Cajun country crab nights brought a sense of kinship.
How a juicy Dixon watermelon helped me conjure carefree childhood summersProust had his madeleine. I had a juicy red watermelon to transport me to beloved summers past.
The great garden glut of 2024: How I survived the summer of 10,000 beans.In the garden, there’s only one thing that multiplies faster than rabbits. Read on – I’m spilling the beans.
People turn to ‘CircleSinging’ to raise their voices – and joyBelting out a tune in front of strangers is a big ask for most people. CircleSinging participants regularly take that risk, and among their rewards are friendship and acceptance.
A landscape lost, a community found: First Nation members rebuild after wildfireThirty-four homes were lost when a wildfire tore through Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl’ecw First Nation in British Columbia last August. The community held a homecoming ceremony in April.
This wall has 122,000 names on it. It’s a testament to people who survived.How do you capture both the atrocities of slavery – and the dignity of the people who survived it? Our columnist visited the offerings at the new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama. He calls it “an overwhelming experience.”
Age tech is exploding. The ‘modern grandma’ market wants more than health aids.Age tech startups are recognizing that many older people have the means – and the tech savvy – to do everything younger generations do with digital devices.
Indigenous children were abused in Canada. A film seeks answers.“Sugarcane” casts a woeful, compassionate eye on the sordid history of compulsory education of Indigenous Canadian children, the Monitor’s film critic writes. In this powerful documentary, the survivors of atrocities want to move beyond their rage.
Willie Mays, a dugout, and the ‘best’ baseball museumThe Negro Southern League Museum, in Birmingham, Alabama, showcases the perseverance and preservation of Black American baseball – and of its host city.
How surfing helped me conquer corporate burnoutUsed to playing the expert, a corporate strategist trades her pantsuit for a wetsuit, starts surfing, and learns that being a novice is exhilarating.
‘Yes in God’s backyard’? More Boston churches turn into affordable housing.What is happening to churches after they close their doors? Across the U.S., edifices are getting a second chance at helping the community – as affordable senior housing.
How to save a church? Add housing, groceries, and gas.Shrinking church congregations are repurposing their buildings and land for community services like affordable housing and grocery stores.- How to save a church? Add housing, groceries, and gas.Shrinking church congregations are repurposing their buildings and land for community services like affordable housing and grocery stores.
And this little piggy went to yoga classYoga is the ultimate anti-stress activity. For these students, it’s even better with farm animals.
He invented a midcentury modern chair that defies space – and timeIndustrial designer and entrepreneur David Rowland spent decades refining what became an icon of midcentury modern: the 40/4 chair.
What traveling without a plan taught me about serendipityTraveling without a plan or guidebook may seem radical. It’s my way of preserving the serendipity and romance of adventure.
I plead quilty: Why I inflicted a madcap, modern spin on an old-fashioned artIn an era of mass consumption, our writer reminds us of the forgotten art of creating something from scratch.
Overfishing of Mauritania’s octopus threatens a big industry – and a smart speciesFifty thousand fishers depend on the West African nation’s octopus trade. How long can the industry be sustained?
A ‘Walden’ way of seeing the world: How I found calm in Thoreau’s wordsDuring anxious times, I found inspiration in Thoreau’s classic “Walden.” Here are my four mindfulness takeaways.
Cover StoryHe hears America singing. Jake Xerxes Fussell brings new life to folk music.Jake Xerxes Fussell has been seeking forgotten American folk songs his entire life. His fifth album, “When I’m Called,” releases July 12.
